Meant To Be

IX

Tying my hair in a high ponytail , I looked at the clock . It was 7 in the morning . Today we were supposed to see the wedding venue and for that I had to reach the airport by 7:30

I quickly called for a cab although there was not much traffic I was still fifteen minutes late . There were many people in the airport and my eyes were searching for this one particular family .

' Nandini ...' Mukti was the first one to spot me . She gave me a hug as I came near them

'I'm really sorry for the delay'

'No issues even we reached here five minutes ago.. Manik has also not arrived yet ' Abhimanyu said

I greeted him and he responded with a kind smile .

Every time that I met him he was very respectful and polite . I could definitely see why Mukti decided to marry him , he was a thorough gentleman .

'Hello Miss Nandini Murthy' Cabir said while eating a sandwich . The mush of it was visible in his mouth while he spoke

'Eww ..Cabir you are disgusting' Mukti looked towards him

'Tu (You) disgusting' he inserted the remaining piece in his mouth

'I am not disgusting Cabir'

'Oho... Mukti you forgot humare collage days...' He licked the peanut butter from his fingers 'Then you'll know who is more disgusting ...Haina Abhimanyu'

'Wait ..you all studied in the same collage? ' I said

'Yup... we are chaddi buddies' Cabir made a yo sign with his hand just like Navya . Yup they are both supposed to be together

That day Navya was really confused and she bombarded me with questions when I reached home after we met in her office . I explained her everything and as expected she was shocked by this coincidence . She didn't knew that Mukti and Abhimanyu were getting married as it was still not officially announced . I made her promise to keep this information to herself .

'You know what Nandini during collage days Mukti used to be this badass , tomboy who would bully every student and make them do horrific shit . ' Abhimanyu said

'Once she made a concoction of all the sauces and juices available in the canteen ' Cabir said and I made a face in disgust ' To make it even more delicious she ....' Mukti tried stopping him by covering his mouth with her hand

'Ahhhh..' Cabir dug his teeth in her hand and earned a slap from her side on his shoulder which he ignored and continued ' She squeezed sweat from a random dudes shirt'

'No Wayyy...' I covered my mouth

'This new and and improved Mukti regrets everything that she did in the past, I know you have already started judging me' Mukti was embarrassed

'Don't tell me you made someone drink it ' I looked towards her with questioning eyes expecting the answer to be a 'NO'

'I am that 'someone' ' Abhimanyu raised his one hand 'New student who joined the classes midterm , bhola bhala looking . Perfect target for this evil woman . '

'Haiiinnnn' Everyone giggled looking at my expression 'Mukti how no one stopped you from doing all this in the college '

'Vo The Manik Malhotra ki sister hai .. no one could stop her from doing anything....' Cabir said

'You didn't drink that na???' I looked towards Abhimanyu with concern

'No I didn't ... Vo...'